Why is my iPhone stuck on the apple logo?
What do i do if my iPhone is stuck on the apple logo?
1. Hard Reboot your iPhoneThis might be the simplest option, but turning your device off and on again, is a tried and tested method that might just work for minor glitches. So, how do you do a hard reset?iPhone 7 Plus models and older: press and hold the volume down and on/off buttons simultaneously. iPhone 8 or X models: press and quickly release the volume up button, then press and quickly release the volume down button, and finally press and hold the power button.
2. Put your phone in recovery modeThis is generally the next step to take if resetting the phone doesn’t work, as the recovery mode is specifically designed to deal with software issues. Provided you have a backup file, recovery mode allows you to delete your corrupt files, and replace them with a functional iOS.Recovery Mode for iPhone 7/7 Plus or earlier models
- Connect your phone to a Laptop, with iTunes ready.
- Press and hold the volume down and on/off button simultaneously, keep holding the buttons even after the logo reappears.
- Release when your iPhone connects to iTunes.
- You should see the following message: ‘There is a problem with the iPhone that requires it to be updated or restored’. You should then follow the instructions to update or restore your iOS.
- Connect your iPhone to a computer, with iTunes open.
- Press and quickly release the volume up button, then press and quickly release the volume down button, and finally press and hold the power button (do not release).
- Release when your iPhone connects to iTunes.
- You should see the following message: ‘There is a problem with the iPhone that requires it to be updated or restored’. You should then follow the instructions to update or restore your iOS.
3. DFU mode
DFU or Device Firmware Update allows you to connect to iTunes and bypass the automatic update. This allows you to change the firmware (software that allows an iPhone to be updated) to any version; think of it as a manual override instead of putting the phone in the recovery mode.DFU mode for iPhone 7/7 Plus or earlier models- Connect your iPhone to a computer, with iTunes ready.
- Press and hold the volume down and on/off button simultaneously for ten seconds.
- Release the on/off button; hold volume down for ten seconds. If your screen is blank, your iPhone is in DFU mode.
- Now, when you launch iTunes, you should get the following message: ‘iPhone has detected an iPhone in recovery mode. You must restore this iPhone before it can be used with iTunes’. You can now either restore your phone to factory settings or load a backup.
- Connect your iPhone to a computer, with iTunes ready.
- Press and quickly release the volume up button, then press and quickly release the volume down button, and finally press and hold the power button for ten seconds
- Release the button; hold volume down for ten seconds. This time you should get a blank screen which means your phone is in DFU mode.